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bironic

RSL during hiatus

Jul 04, 2007 10:06

As a consolation prize for those of us who didn't attend the closing performance of Company on Sunday (two days after I went!) where Robert Sean Leonard and his fiancée were in the audience*, here is a four-page interview from Entertainment Weekly about what he's up to during a summer off from filming House, besides not doing any plays: A Summer ( Read more... )

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swatkat24 July 4 2007, 14:49:53 UTC

I feel a little bit like the frustrated wife or something. But these two guys are very mysterious to me, their relationship is very weird.

Hee. RSL feels it too. *g*

I love how passionate he is about theatre, and how he simply doesn't care that Wilson appears in like, two seconds in every other episode (even if it makes *me* sad). Thanks for the link!

bironic July 4 2007, 19:07:31 UTC

LOL ball gag art

You're quite welcome! What I just don't get is how he's always talking about how he wants to save up all the money he's making on House so he can come back to New York and do plays, but he never does them when he's on seven-week vacations during the summer. Grr. It's not as if he's working so hard during filming that he needs the break; he said it himself.

and how he simply doesn't care that Wilson appears in like, two seconds in every other episode (even if it makes *me* sad)Makes me sad too. He does seem pretty blasé about his role on the show, and that makes me wonder how much effort he's putting into the character. Not that I have any complaints about his performance! It's just -- is he so good that he knows exactly what to do with Wilson and has plenty of time to do whatever else he feels like and is just trying to be humble when he says things like this, or does he not care as much as fans do about Wilson? I'm thinking also of that DVD blooper where he walks into the diagnostics room and throws up his hands ( ... )

swatkat24 July 5 2007, 03:59:12 UTC

best scene on the show ever

I'm sure he puts in effort, it's just that for him it must be terribly simple, compared to the really complex roles he does on theatre. Simple, and really complex being *his* POV, of course. A lot of theatre actors tend be like that! He is also humble to a fault. *g*

bironic July 6 2007, 23:59:59 UTC

Is that a bicycle pump?

Yes, good theory! It fits with what he said in the interview about feeling (as we do) that Wilson does seem to be all House-nag lately.

nightdog_barks July 4 2007, 15:21:13 UTC

What a fascinating article! He really does sound like an ordinary, down-to-earth guy -- it's pretty funny that he finds it funny that he's getting paid to be somebody else and wear a tailored labcoat when in Real Life his brother's a cop and his sister teaches English.

Glad you linked this!

bironic July 4 2007, 18:57:57 UTC

My pleasure! I really enjoyed reading it. It's pretty rare to have an interview this long with him. That part you pointed out was great. (Why does he keep bringing up Andy Pettitte, one wonders?) I also liked the bit where he talked about wanting to take on a role, tackle a character, when he's seeing a play, but never feeling the same desire when he's at a movie.

topaz_eyes July 4 2007, 15:23:24 UTC

OMG, that is precious. *g*

bironic July 4 2007, 18:12:20 UTC

Isn't it, though? :) It needed sharing.

blackmare July 4 2007, 15:24:52 UTC

RSL interviews are such a rare treat. Thanks for that.

So he spends, like, no money. That would explain about the ... rather interesting clothes he wears when he's not working. Hee.

Gotta love the guy.

bironic July 4 2007, 18:11:57 UTC

Yes, we really do. :) Interviews with him are a treat, and this one was so long! He didn't seem to put his foot in his mouth much, either.

mer_duff July 4 2007, 15:43:52 UTC

Thanks for posting the link! Man, I love that guy. He always says such great things about theatre - though the matinee comment made me laugh aloud.

bironic July 4 2007, 18:53:27 UTC

Hee, yes, and there's another quote on record about him wanting to shoot himself. *shakes head* I also liked his answer earlier about how he doesn't feel anywhere near the pull to do roles in movies that he feels when he's watching plays.

bironic July 4 2007, 18:55:06 UTC

Oh, and -- what made me laugh out loud was his horror when he went to see Mamma Mia. The death of theater. Heh.

mer_duff July 4 2007, 21:23:27 UTC

Heh - I love the Forbidden Broadway spoof - Mamma Mi-Diocre (~it's high art to a retarded queen). But don't blame Canada! The Mirvishes just brought it over from London.

A bunch of my friends went to see it the last time it was in town, but I refused to go on principle (though if I'd had comps...).

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